Community Meeting Announcements March 1, 2024

Upper School Winter Ball-Tonight
The Upper School Student Council is hosting a winter social with the theme The Presidential Ball. All upper school students are invited to attend. Here's what you need to know:
Time: 6.30-9 PM
Place: Large Commons
Cost: $10 See Mrs. Gillespie to buy tickets.
What does $10 get you: snacks and a fabulous playlist put together by Evan B (with some input from Student Council)
What should you wear? Dress up a bit and wear some red and blue.

E/T2 Dress Drive
When: March 6th – 10th
12pm to 4pm Daily
Where: Hill Top Preparatory School
Dresses are 10. & 20. Each

The E/T 2 class is holding their annual dress drive. All proceeds will benefit Philabundance. Their mission is to drive hunger from our community. Thanks in advance for your support!

If you are interested in donating, please email [email protected] for drop-off or pick-up information.

SAGA Announcement
Today is Zero Discrimination Day which is celebrated every year on March 1st.
On Zero Discrimination Day we celebrate the right of everyone to live a full and productive life—and live it with dignity. Zero Discrimination Day highlights how people can become informed about and promote inclusion, compassion, peace and, above all, a movement for change. Zero Discrimination Day is helping to create a global movement of solidarity to end all forms of discrimination.
This year is the tenth anniversary of Zero Discrimination Day and the theme is “To protect everyone’s health, protect everyone’s rights”.

Dorm Announcement
This week in the dorm, we went rock climbing at Philly Rock Gym Malvern! It seemed to be the best outing of the year so far. Juan was top-tier, only beaten by Sam up the wall. Damian was the last one climbing! Everyone really enjoyed talking with and learning from the staff. In fact, Javen, Adam, and Juan all talk about applying for jobs with them! It was a fantastic experience, and we expect to return in a couple weeks.

HawXpo 4/13
We will be holding our HawXpo event on Saturday, April 13th. This will be a large-scale event on campus that will celebrate pop culture and gaming to enhance social skills. It will have vendors, gaming and board competitions, speakers, panels, food trucks, and much, much more. In addition to our community, we have school, collegiate, and business partners that will be assisting and attending - watch for more info to come.

We will be offering students the opportunity to sell their artwork, crafts, products, etc. at HawXpo this year on Saturday, April 13th. There is no charge for Hill Top students to have a table, but we ask that you please complete this form so we can get a count. The deadline to sign up is March 15th!

If you have any questions about the day or hosting a table, contact Katie Gushka @ [email protected].

Library Announcement
Mrs. Gillespie highlighted three books from the library this morning. All three are by Octavia Butler. Kindred is the story of a Black woman in LA in 1972. She finds herself suddenly traveling back in time to colonial Virginia. Each time she is pulled back in time, she stays longer and longer. She needs to figure out why she’s traveling through time, how to stay safe, and how to get back to her present time. This is available as both Butler’s original novel and a graphic novel.

The second book is The Parable of the Sower. Written in 1993, it depicts a dystopian future (actually set around now) where environmental crises have affected all parts of life.

All three books can be checked out from the library.

Collecting Yearbook Artwork
Student artists are asked to submit a favorite art piece to Sophie B. at [email protected] or Mrs. Seyfried at [email protected]. The artwork will be considered for the 2023-2024 yearbook! An email will be sent out to students with more details.